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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Nemo Documents - The intuitive file manager

What is Nemo Documents

Nemo is a Windows application that inspects your current folder structure to give you a new view of your files. Documents, images and other files are mapped into a calendar-like view that you are used to from Outlook or Google Calendar. This makes your files a lot easier to find so that you can focus on other things.

Nemo stays out of the way as much as possible, but lives in the notification area so that it's always just a click away.

By integrating with Windows Desktop Search (built-in on Vista and Windows 7) you can search for phrases or words inside documents and combine that with other clues that you can remember about the document, such as a specific month or the file type.

Nemo adds labels on top of your current folder structure as a way to help you organize things. Label a document with review, if you need to review it later. Or use labels to supplement your folder structure to help you find documents easier.

Nemo Documents works with a wide range of files. Office files such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint, Pdf, Adobe photoshop, illustrator, images, video files and more are supported.

FAQ

Q: What versions of Windows does Nemo run on? Nemo has been tested on systems from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Q: How does Nemo work? Nemo runs in the background and monitors your files in a very light way. It relies on Windows Desktop Search for heavy-duty full-text indexing. It's very important for Nemo to run all the time so that it can detect when files are being changed.

Q: I have found a problem, what can I do? We are very interested in hearing your feedback, you can contact us using the feedback button in the left side or simply click here.

Q: I want to help translate, how do I get started? Thanks, you can find all the details you need to get started here.

Q: Why does icons and fonts look strange? Try the .NET 4 version in alternative downloads.

Q: How do I keep informed about the latest news? You can follow us on twitter and/or read our blog.

Q: Why does Nemo open files with a different program than Windows? Nemo uses whatever program Windows has associated as the default program for opening. Double-clicking a file in Windows sometimes just previews the file (such as an image) instead of opening it. To fix this, change the default program that opens the file by shift-right clicking the file, choose "open with", then "choose program". From there, select the program you want to open the filetype with, and check the "Always use the selected..."

Q: Why does Nemo close right after I open it? If your home directory is on a network share, Nemo Documents can't start. This is caused by a "security feature" in .NET.

Q: Who is behind Nemo? Nemo is developed by IOLA, a Danish agile consultancy company that has existed for more than 4 years now.

Q: Is Nemo only available for Windows? There is a version available for Linux here, but no version is available for Mac yet.

Codename Nemo

What is it?

It's a new way of managing files. Or rather not manage files. Currently it's a cross between a calendar and a file browser with labels. It's a free/open source GTK application for Linux written in C#. A version for Windows is also available.

You can download an alpha version and try it out! As a side-effect, you'll likely learn something about your past computer use right away!

We have blog up and running with news about the project. Feel free to check out what's happening or write a comment. Here's a couple of screenshots, we've got more screenshots on the blog.

Haven't you guys heard too many "what happens when you cross ..." jokes?

Sure. But people have trouble finding their documents and hate spending time managing them. The idea is to avoid all this by leaving the difficult-to-remember hierarchical tree structure behind and instead focus on some of the things that people do recall.

Like when they worked on the document, or the file type, or other characteristics.

We combine it with a labeling system which is arguably a more powerful categorization system than a hierarchy. So it's not that we think categorization in itself is a bad idea.

We realize this is not a one-size that fits all. We're mostly targeting documents. Maybe it won't help you. If you decide to try it out, we'd really like your feedback on the blog or mailing list, though. Pleeeease!

When you start the application up the first time, it scans your home directory for files and displays them in the calendar view. It will then watch the files for changes (you can force a reindex with --reindex). If you want it to index something other than your homedir you can change the configuration in ~/.nemo/configuration.xml.

Please note that you would want Nemo running all the time to index file changes (yes you can minimize it :-))

Other than Mono, Cairo, stetic and the Gnome libraries, Nemo currently depends on either Tracker or Beagle with Xesam adaptor being installed. It is licensed under the LGPL v2.1.

If you find a problem, check the mailing list and drop a message if it hasn't been reported yet.

Who's behind this?

I'm running Fedora 14 as my main OS. So, I downloaded the nemo-0.2.4.tar.bz2 - tar.bz2 of the source code Version. But, I think I'll wait til they make an RPM for Fedora to try this one out. Well, unless I get in the mood to try it out on my ArtistX Ubuntu System or Debian 6 (after I get it installed). Looks like a great App though...

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Hi I'm Don,
I write, sing and record songs of my own and I like doing this very much. My music is on my web site. My first album is called DonSongs and my second one is called Living Beings - Climate Control. You can Download and listen and save all our songs on my web site at DonSongs.com and it's completely free. My favorite hobby now is computers. I like to fix old Computers and make them usable again with different Linux Operating Systems or just fix up messed up WindBlows systems;). I really like researching interesting things on the Internet. I read allot about many things, Technical things on computers and the Internet, interesting discoveries in science, new technology, local and world news and just what ever strikes me as interesting. I am very handy and good with tools, fixing and making things. I like to help my friends with their projects when I can. I love Hot Rods and use to do Motor Swaps and put Big Block Chevy Motors where 6 cylinders once were. I love 4 Wheeling and Dirt Bike Riding But I don't have a motorcycle any more. I still really like 4 Wheeling in my 1976 Chevy Blazer, when I can afford the Gas and cost of Broken Parts that is...!!!:O
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